2009 KHA Original Response to IR · REC14/0015

Service vehicle and HRV access for residential allotments is not required to be
provided within an easement. Under the Noosa Plan — Driveways and Carparking
Code there is no specific requirement for detached housing or rear allotments to
provide parking or manoeuvering for HRV’s. The allotments will be serviced from
the local street, namely Starboard Avenue and the designed width allows provision for
service vehicle access for HRV’s and refuse collection vehicles. The occurrence of
HRV’s servicing the site is only occasional (furniture removal or delivery) and the
road width of Starboard Avenue can easily accommodate service vehicles within the
parking lane. The existing road width of Starboard Avenue is 10m with a proposed
northern road link of 7.5m. A HRV can stand within the carriageway without
impeding the traffic flow on Starboard Avenue.

In regard to sight visibility the required minimum sight distance according to Figure
3.2 of AS2890.1:2004 is 35m for a road frontage speed of 40km/h. The vehicle
speeds within the easement are considerably lower than 40km/h and the sight
visibility criteria outlined in AS2890.1 is not appropriate to apply to the application.
It is expected that vehicles speeds are low; drivers are familiar with the access and
expect vehicles to be entering and exiting driveways at this location. The designed
curve radius at Chainage 70.00 maximises the available sight distance to view
approaching traffic. It is recommended that any landscaping in the easement
adjacent to Lot 108 and Lot 4 be kept to a maximum height of 1.05m to ensure
sight visibility is maintained.

Collection of garbage bins will occur within the road reserve during weekly collection
services. The presence of bins is a regular occurrence and drivers are expected to be
alert in this environment. In regard to sight visibility there is adequate pavement
width on Starboard Avenue for vehicles to view approaching traffic without entering

the moving traffic lane. It is also estimated the traffic flows on Starboard Avenue are ~~

low and the access will operate under free flowing conditions as per Austroads Part 2
Table 8.1.

Should you require further information regarding the above please do not hesitate to

contact me.

Yours faithfully

Dianne Hayes
B. Eng (Civil)
RPEQ 7086

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